A kind of imaging cartridge verification method and its system
Technical field
The present invention relates to the verification method and its system of technical field of imaging, more particularly to a kind of imaging cartridge.
Background technology
The legitimacy of imaging cartridge is verified before the process and imaging that imaging device is imaged, mainly by imaging box chip and
Imaging device interaction is completed.Imaging box chip is also referred to as monitoring unit or replaceable unit, installed in imaging cartridge(Such as cartridge or
Print cartridge etc.)On.
, it is necessary to by the checking of imaging device, could normally use after imaging cartridge is arranged on imaging device.Such as will
One chip is arranged on cartridge, and the cartridge that will be equipped with chip is installed in imaging device, and chip is led to imaging device
Letter, to verify whether installed cartridge is legal, it is necessary to which the information of checking can be remembered including imaging cartridge model, the sign of filling
Record the color characteristics of material, characterize recording materials total amount etc..Only by checking, imaging device could normal work.In printing
After end-of-life, cartridge and the chip installed in cartridge can not be recycled, and will all be abandoned, this is to environment
Serious pollution is caused, and chip and cartridge are expensive, the economic pressures of consumer are very big.
In consideration of it, needing to develop a kind of verification method, provided using the chip of this method in checking to imaging device
Legal checking data, pass through the checking of imaging device.Chip and imaging cartridge using the verification method are repeated profit
With, the utilization rate of consumables of image forming apparatus is improved, pollution of the waste gas consumptive material to environment is reduced, and consumer demand is met, subtract
The economic pressures of light consumer.
The content of the invention
In order to solve the shortcoming of prior art, the present invention provides a kind of verification method of imaging cartridge, will be equipped with monitoring unit
Imaging cartridge be installed in imaging device, and upper electricity, described verification method includes:S01:Described monitoring unit receives described
The verification command that main control unit in imaging device is sent;S02:Described monitoring unit sends described verification command to one
Individual third party's memory cell;S03:Described third party's memory cell obtains target data according to described verification command, and will
Described target data is sent to described monitoring unit;Monitoring unit described in S04 sends described target data to institute
The main control unit stated.
Further, after step S01, before step S02, in addition to a step S01 ':Described monitoring unit first
Verification command described in secondary response.
Further, described first time response verification order is to send a random data to described main control unit;
Further, in step S01, described monitoring unit receives the checking life that the main control unit is sent for the first time
Order;After step S03, before S04, in addition to a step:Described monitoring unit receives second of hair of the main control chip
The verification command sent.
Further, the verification command of the verification command that described first time sends and second described of transmission is identical
's.
Further, at least one set of verification algorithm of described third party's memory cell storage.
The present invention also provides a kind of imaging cartridge checking system using described verification method, including:One main control unit,
One monitoring unit, third party's memory cell, and one be used for the main control unit, third party's memory cell, monitoring
The communication bus of the intercommunication of unit.
Further, described third party's memory cell merges on one substrate with described main control unit;Or it is described
Third party's memory cell merge on one substrate with described monitoring unit;Or described third party's memory cell with it is described
Main control unit and monitoring unit it is separate but can be in communication with each other.
A kind of imaging cartridge verification method that the present invention is provided, its advantage is:
In the case of there is no verification algorithm inside described monitoring unit, with testing in third party's memory cell
Card algorithm obtains target data, still can be by the checking of imaging device, and then makes the monitoring unit using the verification method
And imaging cartridge is reused.
The verification method development cost is low, and stability is good, using the monitoring unit using the verification method, can improve into
As the utilization rate of box, pollution of the waste gas consumptive material to environment is reduced, and meets consumer demand, mitigates the economic pressure of consumer
Power.
Brief description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is the flow chart of imaging cartridge verification method embodiment one of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of imaging cartridge verification method embodiment two of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the workflow of the monitoring unit of imaging cartridge verification method embodiment two of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the structural representation of present invention checking system embodiment.
Embodiment
The imaging cartridge that will be equipped with monitoring unit is installed to imaging device, and described imaging device then passes through described monitoring
Unit is verified to imaging cartridge, after described monitoring unit is verified by imaging device, and described imaging cartridge could just
Often use or be recycled.
Therefore, a kind of verification method of imaging cartridge proposed by the present invention and the checking system using this method, described
The core content of verification method is:Target data is obtained using third party's memory cell, and passes through described monitoring list
Member sends described target data to the main control unit of the imaging device, so that the checking of the imaging cartridge is completed, and then
The imaging cartridge for being provided with the monitoring unit is set to continue to use.
In order to preferably help the verification method for understanding a kind of imaging cartridge proposed by the present invention and its core for verifying system
Content, is illustrated with the following Examples.
In the present invention, imaging device can be printer, duplicator, facsimile machine;Imaging cartridge can be cartridge, print cartridge
Deng monitoring unit is also referred to as chip or replaceable unit.
Imaging cartridge verification method embodiment
Embodiment one
The verification method for a kind of imaging cartridge that the present embodiment is provided, as shown in figure 1, the imaging cartridge that monitoring unit will be mounted with
It is installed to for the first time in imaging device, and after upper electricity, performs step S01, described monitoring unit waits and receives the imaging dress
The verification command that main control unit in putting is sended over;
Described monitoring unit includes memory cell and control unit, and described memory cell is used for data storage, control
Unit is used for the order for performing the main control unit.Described main control unit is the main control unit in the imaging device, with institute
The monitoring unit stated carries out the checking communication part that simply main control unit works, and described main control unit also controls described
The various operations of the imaging process of imaging device.
Received in described monitoring unit after described verification command, step S02 is performed, by described verification command
Send to third party's memory cell;
Described third party's memory cell may be mounted inside the imaging device, can be closed with described main control unit
And on one substrate, can also merge on one substrate with described monitoring unit.Further, described third party deposits
Storage unit has the verification algorithm verified between the monitoring unit and the main control unit, and with reception and sending function.
In the present embodiment, described third party's memory cell is arranged on inside the imaging device, inside the imaging device
A temporary storage, deposit the verification algorithm of the imaging device;Described third party's memory cell can also be received
The order of the main control unit or monitoring unit, and corresponding response can be made to the order received.
Described third party's memory cell is received after the verification command that described monitoring unit is sent, to described checking
Order responds, that is, performs step S03, described third party's memory cell is according to described verification command, by described
Verification algorithm obtains target data, and described target data is sent to described monitoring unit.Described monitoring unit connects
Receive after described target data, in the memory cell that described target data is stored in the monitoring unit.
Step S04 is finally performed, described monitoring unit will be had stored in the memory cell of the monitoring unit
Target data is sent to described main control unit.
Described target data is checking data, includes imaging cartridge model, the information such as imaging device type.Due to described
Third party's memory cell contains the verification algorithm between the imaging device and monitoring unit, when described monitoring unit is by institute
The verification command stated is sent to after third party's memory cell, and described third party's memory cell can be according to verification command meter
Calculation obtains legal checking data, i.e., legal target data, therefore receives in described main control unit described number of targets
After, described imaging cartridge can pass through checking.
A kind of verification method for imaging cartridge that the present embodiment is provided, is not have verification algorithm inside described monitoring unit
In the case of, target data is obtained with the verification algorithm in third party's memory cell, still can pass through imaging device
Checking, and then make using the verification method monitoring unit and imaging cartridge reused.
The verification method development cost is low, and stability is good.Using the monitoring unit using the verification method, it can improve into
As the utilization rate of box, pollution of the waste gas consumptive material to environment is reduced, and meets consumer demand, mitigates the economic pressure of consumer
Power.
Embodiment two
The imaging cartridge for having filled monitoring unit is installed in imaging device, after upper electricity, the main control unit meeting in imaging device
Verification command is sent to described monitoring unit, and judge whether described monitoring unit is tested described in certain sequential
Card order is responded, if not receiving the response of correlation within the time of setting, described imaging device, which will be reported, is pacified
The imaging cartridge of dress is illegal.
Therefore, the present embodiment proposes a kind of verification method of imaging cartridge, it is this in verification process, described master control to solve
The stricter situation of timing requirements of the unit to the monitoring unit response verification order.
A kind of imaging cartridge verification method that the present embodiment is proposed, with the verification method described in embodiment one, difference is:
As shown in Fig. 2 after step S01 in embodiment one, before step S02, in addition to step S01 ', i.e.,:Institute
The monitoring unit stated makes the first secondary response to described verification command, and one group of random data is sent to described main control unit;
Described random data is the data inconsistent with described target data.When described monitoring unit is to described
After verification command responds, described main control unit can be judged the data that described monitoring unit responds,
To examine whether received data is target data, if examining received data not to be target data, described master control
Unit sends verification command to described monitoring unit again after certain timing intervals.In the present embodiment, described monitoring
Communication between unit and described third party's memory cell is completed in described timing intervals.
Describe the specific work process of the monitoring unit using verification method described in the present embodiment in detail with reference to Fig. 3.
Step S11 is first carried out, the imaging cartridge that will be equipped with the monitoring unit is installed in imaging device, and upper electricity;
S12, described monitoring unit waits and received the verification command that the main control unit is sent for the first time;The monitoring unit is received
To after verification command, step S13 is performed, the first secondary response can be made to described verification command, toward main control unit hair
Send one group of random data;
After the monitoring unit execution of step S13, described main control unit can be sentenced to described random data
Whether disconnected be described target data, because in step S13, what it is toward described main control unit transmission is random data, not institute
The target data stated, therefore after certain timing intervals are separated by, verification command can be sent to described monitoring unit second.
In described timing intervals, described monitoring unit performs step S14, is sent out toward described third party's memory cell
Send described verification command;
Described third party's memory cell is received after verification command, obtains described target data, and number of targets
According to sending to described monitoring unit, now described monitoring unit performs step S15:Receive third party's memory cell hair
The target data brought;
Step S16 is then performed, the verification command that the main control unit is sended over for the second time is received;When described monitoring
Unit is received after the verification command of second of transmission of described main control unit, step S17 is performed, to described verification command
The second secondary response is made, described target data is sent to described main control unit.Described main control unit receives described
Target data after, that is, complete the checking of the imaging cartridge.
In the present embodiment, described first time verification command and second of verification command is identical.
The process verified in the intercommunication of described main control unit and monitoring unit, being often possible to can be by the external world
Interference, cause described main control unit to receive some wrong signals, cause authentication failed, in order to avoid such case,
After the data that described main control chip receives mistake, verification command can be sent to the monitoring unit again, to ensure
In the case of external interference, remain to normal through checking.Because described main control unit is to the monitoring unit response command
Timing requirements are stricter, therefore create institute with random data is sent toward the main control unit for the first time in the present embodiment
The condition of second of transmission verification command of main control unit is stated, so as to gone using the timing intervals between verification command twice
Communication between the monitoring unit and third party's memory cell.
Described first time sends verification command between second of transmission verification command, there is certain timing intervals, institute
The timing intervals stated are at least 2 milliseconds, therefore can perform step S02 and step S03 in described timing intervals.When
Described main control unit is sent after verification command to described monitoring unit for the second time, that is, in described monitoring unit second
It is secondary receive verification command after, perform step S04, described monitoring unit sends over described third party's memory cell
Target data send to described main control unit.
The verification method for a kind of imaging cartridge that the present embodiment is provided, after step S01, before step S02, by the prison
Control unit and send one group of random data to described main control unit, checking life is sent to second using the main control unit first
Timing intervals between order, perform step S02 and step S03, it is possible to resolve imaging cartridge verification process is stricter to timing requirements
The problem of.
Imaging cartridge verifies system embodiment
A kind of imaging cartridge checking system using above-mentioned verification method that the present embodiment is provided, as shown in figure 4, including:One
Individual main control unit, third party's memory cell, a monitoring unit, and one be used for the main control unit, third party and deposit
The communication bus of storage unit, the intercommunication of monitoring unit.
Described main control unit is the main control unit inside imaging device, is responsible for sending checking life to described monitoring unit
Whether the response that order and the described monitoring unit of judgement are made to verification command is correct.
Described monitoring unit is mounted to imaging cartridge, and for receiving the verification command that the main control unit is sent;
Sended over to the described verification command of described third party's memory cell transmission and reception third party's memory cell
Described target data, is finally sent to described main control unit by target data, completes the checking of imaging cartridge.
Described third party's memory cell can independently of described main control unit, inside the imaging device,
It can also merge with described monitoring unit on one substrate, can also merge with described main control unit in a substrate
On.Further, described third party's memory cell has the checking verified between the main control unit and the monitoring unit
Algorithm.In the present embodiment, described third party's memory cell is arranged on inside the imaging device, and can receive described
The order of monitoring unit, and corresponding response is made to the order received obtain target data, and by obtained number of targets
According to being sent to described monitoring unit.
Described communication bus can be wired communication bus, can also be wireless communication bus.
The principle and embodiment of a kind of imaging cartridge verification method provided above embodiments of the invention are carried out
It is discussed in detail, it should be noted that the explanation of above example is only intended to help the method and its core that understand the present invention to think
Think, simultaneously for the general technology person of this area, according to the thought of the present invention, made in embodiment and application
Change should also be included in the present invention scope of the claims in.